{"id":10139,"date":"2025-04-23T11:50:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T16:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/?p=10139"},"modified":"2025-04-23T11:50:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T16:50:30","slug":"23-april-2025-1150","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/?p=10139","title":{"rendered":"23 April, 2025 11:50"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Georgetown, Guyana<br \/>\nFor immediate release to all media houses<br \/>\nApril 23, 2025<br \/>\n<strong>PRESS RELEASE<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nigel Hughes Responds to Nandlall: \u201cJustice is Not Immaturity \u2013 It\u2019s Leadership\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nI have taken note of the Attorney General\u2019s recent remarks. Let me say from the outset: speaking the truth about state violence is not immaturity. It is leadership grounded in principle and duty to the people of Guyana.<br \/>\nIn 2012, the people of Linden endured a national tragedy. Citizens were shot and killed while protesting peacefully. In response, a Commission of Inquiry (COI) was established in 2013. That Commission\u2014under the PPP government\u2014made several serious and urgent recommendations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>That an independent investigative authority be established to investigate police killings.<\/li>\n<li>That the Guyana Police Force review its operational protocols on the use of lethal force.<\/li>\n<li>That the perception that police were acting under political instruction be addressed directly.<\/li>\n<li>That specialised approaches to crowd control be developed and implemented.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not a single one of those recommendations has been implemented.<br \/>\nInstead of strengthening trust between the state and the people, the government ignored the COI\u2019s findings. And the result? The people of Linden, once again, had their citizens shot and killed by police under strikingly similar circumstances. This is not just a failure of policy\u2014it is a failure of political will and moral responsibility.<br \/>\nThe people of Linden have not forgotten. They were promised accountability once. They will not be fooled again when the same police force, unchanged and unrestrained, continues to execute citizens with impunity.<br \/>\nI like many Guyanese, stood in solidarity with their call for justice. And today, I reaffirm that commitment\u2014not to political scoring, but to the principle that no life should be lost without answers, and no government should escape responsibility for failing to protect its people.<br \/>\nMr. Nandlall may wish to dismiss these concerns with insults and distraction. But the people of Guyana are wiser than that. They know what maturity looks like: it is the courage to speak truth to power, to stand with victims, and to demand change\u2014not just in words, but in action.<br \/>\nOur campaign is focused on the future\u2014one where clean governance, accountability, and respect for every community are not up for negotiation. I stand with Linden. I stand for justice. And I stand by my words. Better Must Come \u2013 United Guyana, Fair and Free.<br \/>\n\u2014 Nigel Hughes<br \/>\nPresidential Candidate, Alliance For Change<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgetown, Guyana For immediate release to all media houses April 23, 2025 PRESS RELEASE Nigel Hughes Responds to Nandlall: \u201cJustice is Not Immaturity \u2013 It\u2019s Leadership\u201d I have taken note of the Attorney General\u2019s recent remarks. Let me say from the outset: speaking the truth about state violence is not immaturity. 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